Justification:
This species has a restricted distribution in the Central Cordillera of Colombia, an extent of occurrence (EOO) of 16,558 km2 and its population is considered to be severely fragmented. There is continuing decline in the extent and quality of habitat due to agricultural, livestock and mining activities. It is therefore listed as Vulnerable.

This species is known from Tolima, Antioquia, and Caldas Departments, on the eastern flank of the Central Cordillera, in northern Colombia, between 360 and 1,400 m asl (Ruiz-Carranza and Lynch 1997, Gutiérrez-Cárdenas 2007, Bernal and Lynch 2013, Rivera-Correa et al. 2013, A. Quevedo pers. comm. 2016). Its EOO is 16,558 km2.

It is an uncommon species and most of the population is in small sub-populations with no exchange of individuals among them. The population is therefore considered as severely fragmented and, due to ongoing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, it is also suspected to be decreasing.

It occurs in low and intermediate tropical forests, on vegetation alongside streams. Eggs are laid on leaves over-hanging water and when they hatch the tadpoles drop in to the water below where they develop further (Bernal and Lynch 2013). They require gallery forest to lay their eggs, and hence are very sensitive to habitat disturbance.

It is restricted to remnant forest habitats throughout its range, and there is lack of habitat connectivity between known sites attributed to the inhospitable nature of the surrounding agricultural matrix. Therefore the major threats to this species include habitat loss and fragmentation due to expansion of cattle grazing and agriculture (including illegal crops) and mining activities. In some areas of the distribution, there is water diversion for small hydroelectric plants (pequeñas centrales hidroelectricas).